Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Celebrates Renewal of Cigarette Tax to Support Arts, Culture

Ohio voters in Cuyahoga County said “yes” to Issue 8, the penny-and-a-half tax and sole revenue source for Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC), the County’s public funder for arts and culture. The renewed tax, which was set to expire in January of 2017, will provide CAC ten additional years to invest millions in the local arts and culture sector and support thousands of events in Cuyahoga County communities each year.

Created by Cuyahoga County residents by levying a tax on cigarettes in 2006, CAC has since:

• Invested more than $125 million in Cuyahoga County’s arts and culture sector, including grants for operating and project support for organizations of all sizes.
• Supported a broad range of arts and culture that includes museums and cultural institutions, small community theaters, nonprofit galleries, nature and science centers, and more.
• Made more than 1,200 grants to more than 300 arts, cultural, educational, and community organizations offering programs in thousands of locations in Cuyahoga County.

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